Macklin Celebrini recorded a point in his 10th straight game, but the Sharks quickly fell behind 3-0 to the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won their seventh game in a row.

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Two teams at the top of the Western Conference standings meet when the fifth-place Anaheim Ducks (21-15-2) host the eighth-place San Jose Sharks (18-17-3) at Honda Center on Monday at 10 p.m. ET. Anaheim was handed a 6-1 defeat on the road its last time out on Dec. 27 against the Los Angeles Kings.

A huge fight broke out in the second period of Saturday's game as the San Jose Sharks defended Macklin Celebrini from Tampa Bay Lightning players.Huge fight breaks out as Sharks defend Macklin Celebri

The Lightning scored early and often in each of the first two periods en route to a blowout victory. They swept the California trip and now have won seven straight, matching a season high.

The San Jose center knew that this year was likely going to represent his last best chance to play for his country in the Winter Games.

Back in October, the San Jose Sharks traded forward Carl Grundstrom and defenseman Artem Guryev to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Ryan Ellis' contract and a conditional 2026 sixth-round pick. Overall, this was one of the smaller moves from this season.